Windows Server – Migrating DHCP Scopes
KB ID 0000447 Problem Normally you can just create a new scope on your new DHCP server, but if you have a lot of reservations that you don’t want to have to recreate (for printers network devices etc), then it’s a better option to migrate/copy the scope to the new server. Solution 1. Copy all the DHCP settings to a text file with the following command; netsh dhcp server export C:\dhcp.txt all 2. Stop and disable the DHCP...
Windows Server – Enable Multiple RDP sessions
KB ID 0000471 Problem Server 2012/2008 R2 unlike their predecessors, comes with the multiple remote desktop session restriction enabled. If you are only connecting to a server for remote administration purposes that can get a bit annoying, especially if you have a generic administrative account that multiple techs are using, and you keep kicking each other off the server. Just as with earlier versions of Windows server you CAN have...
Install and Configure Remote Desktop Services (Web Access)
KB ID 0000104 Problem Originally we had TS Web in 2003, and while I had a little play with it, it basically just gave you RDP over web, which would have been good if it ran over HTTP or HTTPS, but it didn’t. Also, as anyone who has ever done a complex Google search for “/tsweb” will testify, left a nice big security hole in to your servers. With the release of Server 2008 we got TSWeb 2008, this was a whole different...
Deploying Printers with Group Policy Preferences
KB ID 0000492 Problem I’ve touched on this briefly in KB0000389, I suggest you read through that first so you understand what the requirements are to deploy a GPP instead of the GPO’s you are probably used to. Solution 1. First thing to do is install the printer that needs deploying on a print server. Make sure if your clients are NOT x64 bit that you also add the x86 drivers for your clients to use. How to tell if a...
Windows 7 – Cannot Install Service Pack 1Windows Server 2008 R2 – Cannot Install Service Pack 1
KB ID 0000408 Problem It’s the same service pack for both products (in case you were wondering about the title). Service Pack 1 has been out for a just over a week now, so we have had enough time to see any glitches and problems. Solution Errors: If your update fails with error 8007f0f4 or FFFFFFFF this has been attributed to malware click here. If your update fails with error 0x800f0a12 Press Start > Run > cmd {enter}...